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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell: early-phase trial registry

6 of 15 indexed Carcinoma, Squamous Cell trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #1,140 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

15 US clinical trials · 6 currently recruiting · #1,140 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell: 15 US clinical trials tracked, 6 recruiting.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell is the subject of 15 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 6 of them currently open to new participants. 3 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 10 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, running 4 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition carcinoma-squamous-cell

OPEN 6 | RECR 40% | LATE 3 | EARLY 10 | RANK #1140 | SPON 4

Nearest open-share peer: Achondroplasia (40% recruiting · 10 trials)

Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell53.3%Carcinoma, Squamous Cell (th…40%AIDS26.7%Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia0%Adult Glioblastoma0%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell lists 6 open slots (40% of 15 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Carcinoma, Squamous Cell on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Carcinoma, Squamous Cell is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    6 of 15 indexed trials (40%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Carcinoma, Squamous Cell research.

    UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center accounts for 4 of 15 trials (26.7%). 10 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Carcinoma, Squamous Cell trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 53 among the 15 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 9 of those (60%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Carcinoma, Squamous Cell research is mostly interventional.

    13 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (86.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 15Phase 25Phase 32Phase 41

Open and recent trials

15 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING Phase 1 292 participants

Study of Safety and Tolerability of BCA101 Monotherapy and in Combination Therapy in Patients With EGFR-driven Advanced Solid Tumors

Bicara Therapeutics

NCT04429542

RECRUITING 220 participants

Prospective Observational Study to Validate Circulating HPVDNA and Prognostic Genomic Biomarkers in HPV-associated OPSCC

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT04564989

RECRUITING 50 participants

Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT04099290

RECRUITING Phase 1 36 participants

Dose Finding Study of Zanzalintinib With Pembrolizumab and Cetuximab in Head and Neck SCC

University of Chicago

NCT06912087

RECRUITING Phase 2 35 participants

Lenvatinib and Pembrolizumab to Treat Patients With Anal or Rectum Cancer That Has Gotten Worse After Initial Treatment

University of Chicago

NCT06669572

RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil (5FU), Topical Calcipotriene Treatment for SCC

Melissa Pugliano-Mauro

NCT03370406

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 80 participants

Cisplatin + Radiation in SCCHN and Correlation With Oxidative Stress Markers

Susanne Arnold

NCT02994069

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 46 participants

A Study of (Neo)Adjuvant Intismeran Autogene (V940) and Pembrolizumab in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (V940-007)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT06295809

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 39 participants

Carboplatin, Nab-Paclitaxel, Durvalumab Before Surgery and Adjuvant Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT03174275

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 35 participants

Study of MEDI0562 Prior to Surgical Resection in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) or Melanoma

Providence Health & Services

NCT03336606

COMPLETED Phase 3 1,131 participants

Determine the Efficacy of Topical Tretinoin Cream for the Prevention of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

US Department of Veterans Affairs

NCT00007631

COMPLETED Phase 4 954 participants

CSP #562 - The VA Keratinocyte Carcinoma Chemoprevention Trial

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT00847912

COMPLETED Phase 3 450 participants

Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo Following Surgery and Radiation in Participants With Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-630/KEYNOTE-630)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT03833167

COMPLETED Phase 2 195 participants

P53 Mutational Status and cf HPV DNA for the Management of HPV-associated OPSCC

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT03077243

COMPLETED Phase 1 53 participants

A Phase I/II Study of Radiation Therapy, Paclitaxel Poliglumex and Cetuximab in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

NCT00660218

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 5
Phase 2 5
Phase 3 2
Phase 4 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Carcinoma, Squamous Cell records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Pembrolizumab Drug
3 trials
5-fluorouracil Drug
2 trials
Cisplatin Drug
2 trials
Pembrolizumab Biological
2 trials
Assessment for surgical evaluation Procedure
1 trials
Cisplatin (or alternative) Drug
1 trials
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Radiation
1 trials
Placebo, vehicle control Drug
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Carcinoma, Squamous Cell trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

North Carolina 7 trials
Florida 5 trials
California 5 trials
Pennsylvania 4 trials
New York 4 trials
Massachusetts 4 trials
Illinois 4 trials
Tennessee 3 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Carcinoma, Squamous Cell page

15 registered trials, 6 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Carcinoma, Squamous Cell condition card totals 15 registered trials; most-linked intervention Pembrolizumab; top US site state North Carolina. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.